Sky of Waves

Chapter two of my original story, Bright Fall, is up on Wattpad and AO3! This chapter follows the Arbiter Ascendant Callym as he has quite the adventurous evening.

And I knew this might not work. There was a chance that the people would continue to fight, that their leaders might manufacture more reasons to continue the battle beyond just taking our lands to fill their larders.

And I knew this might not work. There was a chance that the people would continue to fight, that their leaders might manufacture more reasons to continue the battle beyond just taking our lands to fill their larders.

And I knew this might not work. There was a chance that the people would continue to fight, that their leaders might manufacture more reasons to continue the battle beyond just taking our lands to fill their larders.

New Talian art! Want to learn about Talian, my autistic enby, and the world he is a part of? Bright Fall is up here and here! Chapter two has just gone up (though that one concerns my other character, Callym), but you'll get to meet Talian on page one of the story! Also, I realized I can just go ahead and, again, post the teaser for the story, since I don't have a tiny post length limit here!

Anyone have links to a good list and/or examples of a low-histamine meal plan?

Are there any good food diary iOS apps that don't focus on amount or calories? Historically, tracking my food intake is a fast path into relapsing into really disordered thinking and relationships with food.

Eventually, this will be digitally inked and rendered. This is my new tiefling character, who works for a nepo baby fae patron in her third century of life. The young fae is being given her first shot at having her own warlock (she calls them her "artisan") and has to prove herself to earn more connections, magic, etc.

Above: Carriola witti

Moths of the genus Carriola have a very unusual appearance, as their wings are covered in translucent patches that reveal a delicate network of greenish-yellow veins. The green coloration is caused by the haemolymph (i.e. "blood") that passes through these veins.

Above: the male form of Carriola thyridophora, with a close-up of the hyaline windows and bright green veins on its wings

The males of this genus typically have brown or beige borders around their wings, while the females have pink or white borders instead. The hyaline windows also tend to be much clearer and more extensive in the females.

Above: the female form of Carriola seminsula

This article describes the adaptive benefits of wing transparency in moths:

The coevolutionary arms race between prey and predator has generated some of the most striking adaptations in the living world, including lures, mimicry and camouflage in prey. Transparency, by definition, constitutes the perfect background matching against virtually all types of backgrounds. Transparency is common in pelagic environments where there is no place to hide.

Above: genus Carriola

Carriola tussock moths can be found in many different countries throughout Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines and Malaysia. They also inhabit certain parts of China, India and Sri Lanka.

Above: Carriola seminsula

This is one of my favorite moths, tbh. I love it when moths have hyaline windows on their wings, and this genus is especially beautiful and bizarre.

Sources & More Info:

Nota Lepidopterologica: Review of the Genus Carriola with Descriptions of Four New Species

Singapore Biodiversity: Carriola ecnomoda

iNaturalist: Genus Carriola

BioRxiv: How Transparent Wing Windows Reduce Detectability in Moths

Journal of Evolutionary Biology: Transparency Improves Concealment in Cryptically Colored Moths (PDF)

Moths of Borneo: Carriola Tussock Moths